Issue
Housing & Homelessness
Officials on Housing & Homelessness
Positions on record
- Marcy KapturStated position
Advance the Restoring Communities Left Behind Act to direct federal investment into disinvested urban and rural neighborhoods and rehabilitate housing stock neglected since the 2008 financial crisis.
View position & sources → - Robert GarciaStated position
Enact the People Over Parking Act to eliminate mandatory minimum parking requirements in local zoning laws in order to lower housing construction costs and expand housing supply in walkable, transit-oriented communities.
View position & sources → - Maxine WatersStated position
Sponsor and push to enact the Housing Crisis Response Act to respond to the U.S. housing affordability crisis; reintroduced in the 118th (H.R.4233) and 119th (H.R.6771) Congresses.
View position & sources → - Bob FergusonStated position
Build 200,000 new housing units in Washington over his four-year term to address the housing shortage.
View position & sources → - Abigail SpanbergerStated position
Improve renter protections, including extending the timeline before a landlord can begin eviction proceedings from 5 to 14 days.
View position & sources → - Maura HealeyStated position
Ban renter-paid broker's fees so tenants are no longer forced to pay the fee for a broker they did not hire.
View position & sources → - Gavin NewsomStated position
As a candidate in 2017, Newsom pledged to lead the effort to build 3.5 million new housing units in California by 2025 to address the housing affordability crisis.
View position & sources → - Peter WelchStated position
Continue focusing on making more housing available to Vermonters at affordable prices.
View position & sources → - Martin HeinrichStated position
Work to make affordable housing a reality for New Mexicans, including advancing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to increase supply and lower housing costs.
View position & sources → - John W. HickenlooperStated position
Pledged to build more housing and ban Wall Street from dominating the housing market to lower prices.
View position & sources → - Tim WalzStated position
Included in his budget $33 million for permanent supportive housing and $34 million to help first-time homebuyers with down payments.
View position & sources → - Bill HagertyStated position
Introduced the Freedom to Build Act, committing to cut regulations in order to reduce the cost of building a new home and make housing more affordable.
View position & sources → - Patty MurrayStated position
Committed to work across the aisle to create new federal grant programs addressing the root causes of youth homelessness, co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation with Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
View position & sources → - Lisa Blunt RochesterStated position
Pass the Permanent Housing Affordability Act to expand shared-equity homeownership and break down barriers to accessible homeownership.
View position & sources → - Lisa Blunt RochesterStated position
Advance the Rental Housing Investment Act to lower construction costs and create incentives to build more affordable rental homes faster.
View position & sources → - Christopher MurphyStated position
Advance the American Homeownership Act, which he co-introduced to end tax breaks for large corporate homebuyers and redirect penalties toward building affordable housing.
View position & sources → - Gretchen WhitmerStated position
Create a new state-level affordable housing tax credit to spur construction of housing for working-class families (Michigan is the only state in its region without one).
View position & sources → - Jack ReedStated position
Led introduction of the Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act (S. 3754), which he said would invest directly in producing new housing and curb institutional investors, with a stated goal of building or preserving roughly 2.9 million affordable units.
View position & sources → - Michael J RogersStated position
Let families use their 529 savings accounts for a home down payment — expanding the accounts beyond education so first-time buyers can tap them for a down payment and their first year's property taxes.
View position & sources → - Ned LamontStated position
Committed to continue the state's $400 million per year investment in housing (workforce, affordable, supportive, and multi-family).
View position & sources → - Janet MillsStated position
Launch a $70 million 'American Dream' housing initiative to build more affordable homes in Maine.
View position & sources → - Josh GreenStated position
Propose over $1 billion of new state investment in housing.
View position & sources → - Josh GreenStated position
Cut chronic homelessness in Hawaiʻi in half by the end of 2026, and in half again over the following four years.
View position & sources → - Spencer CoxStated position
Reorient Utah's homelessness policy to 'make Utah the worst place in the country to camp on the street — and the best place to get help.'
View position & sources → - Matt MeyerStated position
Sign an Executive Order to reconstitute the Delaware Interagency Council on Homelessness.
View position & sources → - Michelle Lujan GrishamStated position
Invest $110 million in new housing units and homelessness initiatives and enact zoning reform to expedite housing production.
View position & sources → - Abigail SpanbergerStated position
Establish a Commission on Unlocking Housing Production and review housing regulations and permitting to eliminate barriers and increase Virginia's housing supply.
View position & sources → - Mikie SherrillStated position
Create a first-time homebuyer / down-payment assistance program to help residents buy a home and build generational wealth.
View position & sources → - Jared PolisStated position
Pass the Housing Opportunities Made Easier (HOME) Act to enable more housing on underutilized land owned by higher education, nonprofits, transit agencies, school districts, and housing authorities.
View position & sources → - Brian KempStated position
Make a one-time $50 million state investment through a Homelessness Response Grant to fund emergency shelter, transitional housing, and street outreach, paired with other public, private, and nonprofit funds.
View position & sources → - Dan McKeeStated position
Propose a $100 million housing production bond for the ballot, described as the largest housing production bond in state history.
View position & sources → - Katie HobbsStated position
Committed to creating a new Housing Acceleration Fund to build more affordable housing faster, seeded with a $2.5 million investment intended to leverage up to $10 in financing for every $1 invested.
View position & sources → - Elissa SlotkinStated position
Slotkin introduced the National Housing Emergency Act of 2026, which she says would declare a national housing emergency, cut regulations, and use the full weight of the federal government to increase U.S. housing supply by 4 million homes.
View position & sources → - Andy BeshearStated position
Invest $150 million in Kentucky's Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which combined with private funding is projected to create $1 billion in new housing.
View position & sources → - Mark KellyStated position
Introduced the More Homes on the Market Act to raise the capital gains exclusion on home sales — from $250,000 to $500,000 for single filers and from $500,000 to $1 million for joint filers — to encourage home sales and increase housing supply.
View position & sources → - Adam B. SchiffStated position
Introduce and build bipartisan support for the Housing BOOM Act to spur construction of millions of new homes and address the housing affordability crisis.
View position & sources → - Michael F. BennetStated position
As governor, increase the supply of state-supported housing in Colorado by 30% by 2035.
View position & sources → - Ruben GallegoStated position
Advance the four-pillar housing plan 'The Path Home' to increase housing supply, speed construction through zoning/regulatory reform, lower rent and homeownership costs, and build disaster-resilient communities.
View position & sources → - Jacky RosenStated position
Introduced the Housing Oversight and Mitigating Exploitation (HOME) Act, committing to crack down on corporate price gouging in the housing market to lower costs for Nevadans.
View position & sources → - Pete AguilarStated position
Reintroduce and pass the Affordable Housing Resident Services Act (H.R. 4874) to establish a competitive HHS grant program funding resident services (health, education, and self-sufficiency programs) in federally assisted affordable housing.
View position & sources → - Raphael G. WarnockStated position
Advance the bipartisan Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act to increase the national housing supply and lower housing costs.
View position & sources → - Thom TillisStated position
Committed to supporting the Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025, which modernizes the federal definition of manufactured housing to expand affordable housing supply and options.
View position & sources → - Andy KimStated position
Advance bipartisan housing legislation (the Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act and the BUILD Housing Act, with Sen. Mike Rounds) to modernize federal housing review, increase housing supply, and lower costs for families.
View position & sources → - Brian SchatzStated position
Enact the Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act to require HUD and localities to report on regulations that block new housing construction.
View position & sources → - Jacky RosenStated position
Helped introduce the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act to lower costs and help first-time homebuyers afford a down payment (a tax credit up to 10% of a home's price, capped at $15,000).
View position & sources → - Lisa Blunt RochesterStated position
Pass the bipartisan Accelerating Home Building Act into law to promote pattern zoning and lower the cost of building housing.
View position & sources → - Tina SmithStated position
Introduced the bipartisan Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act to streamline federal homelessness programs, cut administrative red tape, modernize outdated systems, and improve the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
View position & sources → - Maria CantwellStated position
Pledged to expand and improve the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit through the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act to lower housing costs and rents, with the goal of helping build nearly 1.6 million new affordable homes over the next decade.
View position & sources → - Todd YoungStated position
Committed to passing the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, creating a federal tax credit to direct private capital into rehabilitating homes in distressed, low-income neighborhoods.
View position & sources → - Josh SteinStated position
Increase the supply of housing of all types — single family, duplexes, triplexes, condos, apartments, and special needs housing — to keep prices down.
View position & sources → - Bill LeeStated position
Create a $60 million Starter Home Revolving Loan Fund to finance construction of new, affordable starter homes, prioritizing rural communities.
View position & sources → - Josh ShapiroStated position
Create a new $50 million statewide housing repair fund to help homeowners make needed repairs to aging homes.
View position & sources → - Mike RoundsStated position
Rounds committed to advance the Whole-Home Repairs Act to provide home-repair assistance to low- and moderate-income homeowners and local landlords.
View position & sources → - Joe LombardoStated position
Pass the Nevada Attainable Housing Act, prioritizing state funding to support $1 billion in new attainable housing units across Nevada.
View position & sources → - Kelly ArmstrongStated position
Include nearly $105 million in the executive budget to improve housing availability and affordability.
View position & sources → - Tim ScottStated position
As incoming Senate Banking Committee Chairman, pledged to champion and advance his ROAD to Housing Act to revitalize the housing market and lower housing costs.
View position & sources → - Kathy HochulStated position
Dedicate $100 million to build starter homes and provide down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.
View position & sources → - Dan McKeeStated position
Propose two recurring budget funding streams for homelessness, bringing an additional $4.4 million in FY26 and $8 million in FY27.
View position & sources → - Greg GianforteStated position
Invest an additional $100 million of one-time funding in the HOMES program to support building more housing in Montana.
View position & sources → - Tina KotekStated position
Stated that actions under her homelessness state of emergency were projected to rehouse 3,300 households and prevent another 24,000 households from becoming homeless by July 2025.
View position & sources → - Phil ScottStated position
Signed Executive Order 06-25 to speed housing construction by fast-tracking and prioritizing residential permits, aiming to cut permit review times for housing and shelter projects by roughly half, with monthly performance metrics reported to the Governor.
View position & sources → - Kelly AyotteStated position
Overhaul state agency permitting for new housing so approvals take no more than 60 days from start to finish.
View position & sources → - Brad LittleStated position
Work with legislators to remove regulatory barriers and advance permitting reforms to increase Idaho's housing supply.
View position & sources → - Derek TranStated position
Increase federal funding for affordable housing by expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
View position & sources → - Tina SmithStated position
Introduced the Homes Act of 2024 (with Rep. Ocasio-Cortez) to build and preserve as many as 1.3 million homes, and committed to keep fighting for such housing measures until they become law.
View position & sources → - Dan SullivanStated position
Advance legislation introduced with Sen. Ron Wyden to expand housing tax credits and increase Alaska's housing supply.
View position & sources → - Wes MooreStated position
Stand up for renters and confront Maryland having the highest eviction filing rate in America.
View position & sources → - Mike DunleavyStated position
Create a new mortgage down-payment assistance program through the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to help first-time homebuyers.
View position & sources → - Catherine Cortez MastoStated position
Cortez Masto introduced legislation reauthorizing and expanding the HOME Investment Partnerships program, committing that her bill will ensure more Nevadans have a quality, affordable place to call home.
View position & sources → - Jim PillenStated position
Invest an additional $25 million into the Rural Workforce Housing Fund.
View position & sources → - Spencer CoxStated position
Build 35,000 new starter homes in Utah within five years through the 'Utah First Homes' program, targeting attainable single-family homes for first-time buyers.
View position & sources → - Adam SmithStated position
Ban hedge funds and private equity firms from owning single-family homes by passing the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act (H.R.6608), which he authored — forcing large investors to sell at least 10% of their single-family homes to families each year until they are fully divested over 10 years.
View position & sources → - Tina KotekStated position
Set a statewide housing production goal of 36,000 new housing units per year — about an 80% increase over prior construction levels — through Executive Order 23-04, and created a Housing Production Advisory Council to reach it.
View position & sources → - Maura HealeyStated position
Under the Affordable Homes Act, break ground on new housing and get people into homes during 2025.
View position & sources → - Elizabeth WarrenStated position
Pass the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act to fund the construction and preservation of roughly 3 million housing units and bring down rents by about 10% for lower- and middle-income families.
View position & sources → - Maxine WatersStated position
Sponsor and push to enact the Ending Homelessness Act, federal legislation to provide a path to end homelessness in the United States; she has introduced it in six consecutive Congresses (114th-119th).
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